For weeks he went underground, now Jens Lehmann (51) speaks!
The former national goalkeeper expresses himself in the Interview with the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit” in detail on the racism scandal surrounding him and ex-professional Dennis Aogo (34).
Lehmann had described Aogo in a private text message on May 4th as a “black man”. At that time, Aogo was working as a TV expert.
Lehmann talks about …
… the message to Dennis Aogo:
“I want to justify myself zero. I can understand anyone who has found the word disrespectful. I apologized for that. And I’ll do that again here: I made a mistake because that word probably made people feel offended. Even people who don’t have the opportunity to tell me. “
… feedback on the incident:
“There were two kinds of reactions. It started with insults on the Internet. But in my private life I also got a lot of messages and calls. And the majority of these people said: You weren’t exactly smart, but we’re all totally insecure. We no longer know how to say what, although we mean it well. “
… his end on the Hertha BSC supervisory board:
“I only received a message recently that I am no longer on the board of directors there, so seven weeks later. A list that my name was no longer on. “
… other partners who terminated their collaboration after the incident:
“The Laureus Foundation from Daimler. Charity organizer. But I am doing everything I can to regain the trust of my partners. For about ten years I worked for Laureus against discrimination, racism and for tolerance and respect. “
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